Sadgoth's Guide to Wave gotik treffen / leipzig 

Welcome to the WGT 2026 Band Genre list...here we will keep a running commentary of officially announced bands together with their Genre (this will allow you to go and check out bands with a similar sound to those that you like, and hopefully help you to navigate through the vast amount of bands that will be announced)...

138 performers confirmed, updated 20th February 2026

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WGT 2026 BANDS AND GENRE

1 - 45 GRAVE - (USA) - Deathrock, horror punk, gothic rock

2 - A BLACK RAINBOW - (Germany) - Darkwave, post-punk, coldwave

3 - ADAM USI - (Germany) - Minimal synth, coldwave, synthpop

4 - AESTHETIC PERFECTION - (USA) - Industrial pop, EBM, aggrotech, synthpop

5 - AH CAMA‑SOTZ - (Belgium) - Dark ambient, industrial, tribal ambient

6 - ALLES SCHWARZ FEAT. OSWALD HENKE - (Germany) - Darkwave, gothic spoken‑word, electronic

7 - ALTAR DE FEY - (USA) - Deathrock, gothic rock

8 - AMBASSADOR21 - (Belarus) - Digital hardcore, industrial metal, electro‑punk

9 - ANDRÉ ALABASTER & THE CURVED BEAKS - (Germany) - Indie folk, alternative folk

10 - ARMAGEDDON DILDOS - (Germany) - EBM, electro‑industrial

11 - ASH CODE - (Italy) - Darkwave, coldwave, post-punk, synthpop

12 - ASTARI NITE - (USA) - Darkwave, post‑punk, gothic rock

13 - AUGER - (UK) - Darkwave, gothic rock, industrial rock

14 - AUTODAFEH - (Sweden) - EBM

15 - BASHFUL BILLY - (USA) - Dark indie rock, post‑punk‑leaning indie

16 - BATMOBILE - (Netherlands) - Psychobilly, rockabilly

17 - BESTIAL MOUTHS - (USA) - Darkwave, industrial, post‑punk

18 - BIANCA STÜCKER & BRUXAS SOLIS - (Germany) - Dark pagan, neofolk, ambient

19 - BIOMEKKANIK - (Sweden) - EBM, electro‑industrial, synthrock

20 - BLACK DAHLIA - (Australia) - Experimental art‑pop, avant‑garde, new wave‑influenced

21 - BLAKLIGHT - (USA) - Synthpop, Darkwave

22 - CASKET CASSETTE - (USA) - Darkwave, coldwave, synthpop

23 - CAT RAPES DOG - (Sweden) - Electro‑industrial, EBM, synthpunk

24 - CLAN OF XYMOX - (Netherlands) - Gothic Rock, Darkwave, Synthpop

25 - C‑LEKKTOR - (Mexico) - Aggrotech, dark electro

26 - CODE 64 - (Sweden) - Synthpop, futurepop, EBM

27 - CORPUS DELICTI - (France) - Gothic rock, post‑punk

28 - COVENANT - (Sweden) - EBM, synthpop, electronic

29 - CREUX LIES - (USA) - Darkwave, post-punk, gothic rock

30 - DAF  - (Germany) - Electropunk, EBM, Neue Deutsche Welle

31 - DAS ICH - (Germany) - Darkwave, electro‑industrial, Neue Deutsche

32 - DEMENTED ARE GO - (UK) - Psychobilly, punk rock

33 - DEN DER HALE - (Sweden) - Post‑psych, psychedelic rock, kraut‑post‑rock

34 - DESTROY ME AGAIN - (Germany) - Futurepop, EBM, synthpop

35 - DEWS PEGAHORN - (Germany) - Neofolk, dark folk

36 - DIE STREUNER - (Germany) - Medieval folk

37 - DIGITAL DRVGS - (USA) - Industrial, EBM, Dark Electro

38 - DIORAMA - (Germany) - Electropop, darkwave, futurepop

39 - DLINA VOLNY - (Belarus) - Synthpop, darkwave

40 - DUCTAPE - (Turkey) - Post-punk, Darkwave

41 - EDDIE DARK - (Greece) - Darkwave, post‑punk

42 - EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN - (Germany) - Industrial, Avant-garde

43 - EISFABRIK - (Germany) - Futurepop, synthpop, electronic

44 - ELECTRIC LITANY - (UK) - Post‑rock, dream pop, atmospheric rock

45 - EMPATHY TEST - (UK) - Synthpop, electropop, darkwave

46 - ERDLING - (Germany) - Neue Deutsche Härte, Industrial Metal

47 - EUROSHIMA - (Argentina) - Darkwave, post‑punk, synthwave

48 - EVI VINE - (UK) - Darkwave, ethereal wave, post‑rock

49 - FLIEHENDE STÜRME - (Germany) - Punk, Post-punk, Darkwave

50 - FREAKANGEL - (Estonia) - Industrial metal, electro‑industrial, dark electro

51 - FRONTLINE ASSEMBLY - (Canada) - Electro-industrial, EBM, Industrial Rock

52 - FRUSTRATION - (France) - Post‑punk, coldwave

53 - GAE BOLG AND THE CHURCH OF FAND - (France) - Neofolk, martial industrial, medieval orchestral

54 - GRAUSAME TÖCHTER - (Germany) - Industrial, Electro-punk, Performance Art

55 - GULVØSS - (Germany) - Synthpop, dark electronic, atmospheric pop

56 - HACKEDEPICCIOTTO - (Germany) - Experimental, drone, industrial‑ambient

57 - HATEFUL CHAINS - (Finland) - Gothic rock, darkwave

58 - HEIDEVOLK - (Netherlands) - Folk metal, pagan metal

59 - HEIMATAERDE - (Germany) - Electro‑industrial, EBM, medieval industrial

60 - HINFORT - Germany - Post‑punk/Darkwave

61 - HRAFNGRIMR - (France) - Dark pagan, nordic folk, ambient

62 - IST IST - (UK) - Post-punk, post-punk revival

63 - JG AND THE ROBOTS - (USA) - Electronic dance, industrial‑tinged EDM

64 - KARL KAVE - (Switzerland) - Minimal synth, darkwave, NDW‑influenced

65 - KIEW - (Germany) - Electro‑industrial, power noise

66 - KIM WILDE - (UK) - Pop, new wave

67 - KOMMUNITY FK - (USA) - Deathrock, gothic rock, post‑punk

68 - KOMPROMAT - (France) - Electro-industrial, EBM, synthpunk

69 - LA BANDE‑SON IMAGINAIRE - (Mexico) - Darkwave

70 - LACRIMOSA - (Switzerland) - Gothic metal, darkwave

71 - LEAETHER STRIP - (Denmark) - EBM, Industrial, Synthpop

72 - LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT - (USA) - Gothic rock, darkwave, alternative rock

73 - LUX INTERNA - (USA) - Neofolk, ritual folk, gothic Americana

74 - MALE TEARS - (USA) - Synthpop, darkwave

75 - MICA - (USA) - Modern soul, R&B, jazz‑pop

76 - MINUIT MACHINE  - (France) - Darkwave, synthwave, electronic

77 - MOONSPELL - (Portugal) - Gothic metal, black metal, dark metal

78 - MS GENTUR + SVEN PHALANX - (Germany) - Industrial, rhythmic noise, power electronics

79 - MY MANIFESTO - (USA) - Coldwave, darkwave

80 - MYRNA LOY - (Germany) - Avant-garde pop, new wave, ambient

81 - NACHTMAHR - (Austria) - EBM, electro‑industrial, aggrotech

82 - NECRO - (Portugal) - Darkwave, industrial, cinematic synth

83 - NORDARR - (Germany) - Dark electro, EBM

84 - NOROMAKINA - (Colombia) - Darkwave, post‑punk, minimal synth, EBM

85 - NOX NOVACULA - (USA) - Gothic Rock, Deathrock

86 - NUOVO TESTAMENTO - (USA) - Italo‑disco revival, synthpop, dark disco

87 - OCTAVIAN WINTERS - (USA) - Post‑punk, darkwave, ethereal wave

88 - OH HIROSHIMA - (Sweden) - Post‑rock

89 - OLIVER DECROW - (Germany) - Minimal synth, coldwave, electro‑wave

90 - PAHL! - (Germany) - Minimal synth, NDW‑influenced electro, darkwave

91 - PANKOW - (Italy) - Electro-industrial, EBM, post-industrial

92 - PANZER AG - (Norway) - Aggrotech, industrial rock, power noise

93 - PATENBRIGADE: WOLFF - (Germany) - Electronic, industrial, EBM

94 - PHOSGORE  - (Germany) - Powernoise, industrial, EBM, techno body music

95 - PINK TURNS BLUE - (Germany) - Post‑punk, darkwave

96 - POL - (Netherlands) - Minimal synth, EBM, electro

97 - PORTION CONTROL - (UK) - Industrial, EBM, electropunk

98 - QUAL - UK - Dark Techno

99 - REIN - (Sweden) - EBM, Electro-punk, Industrial

100 - ROME - (Luxembourg) - Neofolk, dark folk, martial industrial

101 - ROSA CRUX - (France) - Ritual gothic, darkwave, neoclassical

102 - ROSEGARDEN FUNERAL PARTY - (USA) - Post‑punk, gothic rock, darkwave

103 - ROTERSAND - (Germany) - Electro‑industrial, futurepop

104 - SAGENBRINGER - Germany - Folk/Pagan Metal 

105 - SCHÖNGEIST - (Germany) - Dark rock, gothic rock

106 - SCRATCH MASSIVE - (France) - Synthwave, electronic, electro house

107 - SHE PAST AWAY - (Turkey) - Darkwave, Post-punk

108 - SKELETAL FAMILY  - (UK) - Gothic rock, post-punk, deathrock

109 - SOFT VEIN - (USA) - Darkwave, coldwave, industrial, synthpop

110 - SOKO+++FRIEDHOF - (Germany) - Industrial, darkwave, gothic electronic

111 - SOLAR FAKE - (Germany) - Synthpop, futurepop, dark electro

112 - SOLITARY EXPERIMENTS - (Germany) - Futurepop, EBM, electro‑industrial

113 - SOMAN - (Germany) - Power noise, industrial techno

114 - SPIT MASK - (USA) - Electro-industrial, EBM

115 - SSLEEPING DESIRESS - (USA) - Darkwave, minimal wave, post‑punk

116 - SUICIDE COMMANDO - (Belgium) - Electro‑industrial, EBM, aggrotech

117 - SVEN FRIEDRICH & DIRK RIEGNER - (Germany) - Darkwave, alternative gothic

118 - TABERNIS - Germany - Medieval Dark Music

119 - THE BEAUTY OF GEMINA - (Switzerland) - Gothic rock, darkwave, electronic rock

120 - THE CRIMSON GHOSTS - (Germany) - Horror punk, psychobilly

121 - THE DEVIL & THE UNIVERSE - (Austria) - Darkwave, ritual ambient, occult electronic

122 - THE OTHER - (Germany) - Horror punk

123 - THE PALACE OF TEARS - (USA) - Darkwave, ethereal wave, gothic rock

124 - THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMY OF THE INFANT JESUS - (UK) - Neofolk, psychedelic folk, neoclassical darkwave

125 - THE SPKTR / SPK - (Australia / New Zealand) - Industrial, post‑industrial, noise

126 - THE UNDERGROUND YOUTH - (UK) - Post‑punk, gothic rock, neo‑psychedelia

127 - TRANS‑X - (Canada) - Synthpop, Hi‑NRG

128 - TRIARII - (Germany) - Martial industrial, neoclassical

129 - TYSKE LUDDER - (Germany) - EBM, electro-industrial, dark electro

130 - UNTERSCHICHT - (Germany) - Dark electro, EBM, industrial

131 - VAUGHN GEORGE - (UK) - Synthpop, piano‑driven electronic

132 - VERMILIA - (Finland) - Pagan metal, atmospheric black metal

133 - VOYNA - (Germany) - Post‑punk, darkwave, coldwave

134 - VRÎMUOT - (Germany) - Dark folk, neofolk

135 - WALDKAUZ - (Germany) - Pagan folk, medieval folk

136 - WIEGAND - (Germany) - Synthpop, darkwave

137 - XMAL DEUTSCHLAND - (Germany) - Gothic rock, post‑punk, darkwave

138 - ZANIAS - (Australia / Germany) - Darkwave, industrial electronic